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  • My first day of work
    August 10th, 2009By eggsbenn
    When I came to Japan, I had no job, no place to stay, and only a landing visa which gave me about 90 days to stay in the country. Luckily, my brother’s ex-girlfriend who lived in Sendai allowed me to crash at her apartment and helped me find a job. I » Continue Reading
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  • A Japanese Journey
    July 6th, 2009By trevor david
    I came to Japan almost 6 years ago, with absolutely no expectations. I’m not and have never been a Japan-o-phile. I don’t find manga remotely interesting. I’m not into cartoons so anime doesn’t move me. I don’t really like the sorta bland and tasteless food, (it all tastes a little like » Continue Reading
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  • The “English Teacher Trap,” Part 3
    June 11th, 2009By Alex Farrell
    Hello everyone. You’ve arrived at the exciting conclusion of my English Teacher Trap Trilogy, in which I offer some advice on how to avoid getting stuck in what may be an unsatisfactory dead end career. Now isn’t that a cheery subject? If you’re new to this series you can review what I covered in Part » Continue Reading
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  • The “English Teacher Trap,” Part 2
    May 26th, 2009By Alex Farrell
    Hello all. This is the second installment of a three-part series of articles that will hopefully not rile too many of you who’ve been teaching for a number of years. In my first article, I introduced the English Teacher Trap (ETT), in which foreign residents get stuck in a teaching career » Continue Reading
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  • The “English Teacher Trap,” Part 1
    May 7th, 2009By Alex Farrell
    A good number of English-speaking foreign residents in Japan are English teachers, many of them working for the JET Program, one of the various big “eikaiwa” (English conversation) schools or for some other employer. These typically young and bright-eyed “teachers” come over to the Land of the Rising Sun » Continue Reading
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  • The Fine Art of Bribery
    April 30th, 2009By Roxy
    “There are certain rules when it comes to doing business in Japan,” he explained to me, taking a long sip of his schochu omizuwari. “I’ve been living here for over 20 years and doing business here for over 17. I started here as a dishwasher and worked hard. I kept my » Continue Reading
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  • Bye Bye Job, Hello Gov’t Bureaucracy
    April 15th, 2009By Alex Farrell
    Since this is my first blog entry, I’d like to express my thanks to you for at least reading this sentence, and say that this blog’s angle will be to offer practical advice and insights from the perspective of a long-time foreign resident in Japan. I’ve been here since February 2003, » Continue Reading
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  • Who is tougher, the stunt martial artist or the ring fighter?
    March 30th, 2009By Chuck Johnson
    Coming from a competitive Martial arts background, I used to think that doing action films would be relatively easily. No taking actual hits, no bruises on the shins and feet from giving them, no worrying about making weight. Just memorize a sequence, act it out in a non-contact fashion and go » Continue Reading
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  • 21 Questions
    March 30th, 2009By Roxy
    “Please sing a song,” he ordered, pushing the karaoke remote control song selector at me. “What English songs do you like?” I asked politely, already dreading the answer. “I like the Titanic theme song by Celine Dion. Please sing it. I’m very moving,” he replied, in broken English. » Continue Reading
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  • Action Acting vs. Martial Arts: Comparing & Contrasting
    March 10th, 2009By Chuck Johnson
    The funny thing about being a martial arts action actor is that knowing martial arts doesn’t necessarily qualify you for the job. In training to do action sequences properly you not only have to learn new techniques, and movement patterns from other styles, weapons play, gymnastics and a myriad of other » Continue Reading
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